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Understanding 9/11Leaf Excised from a Psalter: Massacre of the Innocents
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Leaf Excised from a Psalter: Massacre of the Innocents, c. 1260. Flanders, Liège(?), 13th century. Tempera and burnished gold on vellum; sheet: 11.5 x 8.2 cm (4 1/2 x 3 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1953.145.7
Traditional locations within manuscript psalters were designated by decorated initials or, as is the case here, full-page miniatures. These locations marked the major divisions of the psalms as used in the daily office. The extraordinary quality of these miniatures suggests they once decorated a deluxe psalter made for a wealthy or aristocratic patron, possibly a cleric.
Traditional locations within manuscript psalters were designated by decorated initials or, as is the case here, full-page miniatures. These locations marked the major divisions of the psalms as used in the daily office. The extraordinary quality of these miniatures suggests they once decorated a deluxe psalter made for a wealthy or aristocratic patron, possibly a cleric.
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